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It’s finally time (cowling)


Sabremech

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It’s finally time to fit the cowling to my bird. It’s been far too long to get to this point, but it’s finally happening. It’s much more carbon fiber than I first thought it would be and super light compared to the original. Time to see if it fits correctly. 
David

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1 hour ago, Captnmack said:

Looks great but I’m a little confused...Is this different than then cowling that is being installed by the outfit in N. Carolina?

This is the cowling that I hope to have AGL Aviation as an installer. It’s been delayed in production for various reasons but is now ready for the first one to go on my 66 C model to check for fit. Thanks,

David

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12 minutes ago, Mcstealth said:

Sure, sure. We've heard this before. 

 

 

:):)

good luck. 

I know! It’s been killing me to keep waiting. It was painful being patient with my composite shop. They are extremely busy and good people are hard to find and keep. 

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46 minutes ago, Captnmack said:

But what is the difference in this cowling and the one that Bob put on his?

Bob’s original cowling was just modified. I changed the front 4 inches of the top cowl and the skin on the bottom cowl. This is a complete new cowling. Has a nicer look and fits many more airplanes than my first mod and  It’s quite a bit lighter than the original.

 

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13 hours ago, Sabremech said:

Bob’s original cowling was just modified. I changed the front 4 inches of the top cowl and the skin on the bottom cowl. This is a complete new cowling. Has a nicer look and fits many more airplanes than my first mod and  It’s quite a bit lighter than the original.

 

Please tell me a J is included in that statement!

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19 hours ago, Sabremech said:

Bob’s original cowling was just modified. I changed the front 4 inches of the top cowl and the skin on the bottom cowl. This is a complete new cowling. Has a nicer look and fits many more airplanes than my first mod and  It’s quite a bit lighter than the original.

 

What's your seat of the pants guess in cruise speeds vs the 201 cowl?

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35 minutes ago, rbridges said:

What's your seat of the pants guess in cruise speeds vs the 201 cowl?

I don’t want to get caught in the speed gain promise. Some airplanes will gain speed, most likely those that change from a stock cowling to the more aerodynamic cowling and some will not gain any. No rhyme or reason, just what I learned on the four airplanes I modified with my first cowling mod. Two airplanes gained speed while the other two did not. 
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David

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41 minutes ago, Sabremech said:

I don’t want to get caught in the speed gain promise. Some airplanes will gain speed, most likely those that change from a stock cowling to the more aerodynamic cowling and some will not gain any. No rhyme or reason, just what I learned on the four airplanes I modified with my first cowling mod. Two airplanes gained speed while the other two did not. 
Thanks,

David

I get it.  Just eyeballing pictures, your new cowl looks to be a huge improvement vs. stock.  

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On 3/28/2020 at 5:34 PM, Sabremech said:

It’s finally time to fit the cowling to my bird. It’s been far too long to get to this point, but it’s finally happening. It’s much more carbon fiber than I first thought it would be and super light compared to the original. Time to see if it fits correctly. 
David

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I have a 74E just in case you need another test mule

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